Patriots eyeing Larry Johnson?

AP PhotoKansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson was released by the team after criticizing the team's coaching and using gay slurs on his Twitter feed. Earlier this year he pleaded guilty to two counts of disturbing the peace for separate incidents involving women at nightclubs.
Another troubled NFL player is looking for a new team, and, in what's becoming a fairly predictable ritual, the Patriots are being anonymously penciled in as a possible suitor.

When the Chiefs cut Larry Johnson, we mentioned that a source had previously told us Patriots coach Bill Belichick wouldn't want a guy like Johnson around.

Now that Johnson is available (if he clears waivers), the same source now tells us to keep an eye on the Pats.

If this all sounds vaguely familiar, it's probably because the same thing was said about Michael Vick and the Patriots a few months ago. Obviously that one didn't pan out.

At some point, the Patriots acquired a reputation for being interested in every ne'er-do-well NFL player. Best I can tell, this rep stems from Corey Dillon and Randy Moss -- two players over the course of Belichick's 10-year tenure in Foxborough. Are there other players that fit this profile that I'm forgetting about?

Anyway, NESN quotes Belichick as saying he doubts Johnson would even be available by the time the Patriots had the chance to claim him off waivers.